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The Egg Lyrics by Original Broadway Cast of 1776

1776 (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

1969

[ADAMS]
It's a masterpiece, I say
They will cheer every word, every letter
[JEFFERSON]
I wish I felt that way
[FRANKLIN]
I believe I can put it better
Now then attend, as friend to friend
Our Declaration Committee
For us I see immortality
[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
In Philadelphia city
[FRANKLIN]
A farmer, a lawyer, and a sage
A bit gouty in the leg
You know, it's quite bizarre
To think that here we are
Playing midwives to an egg
[ADAMS, spoken]
Egg? What egg?
[FRANKLIN, spoken]
America. The birth of a new nation!
[ADAMS]
We're waiting for the —
[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
Chirp, chirp, chirp
Of an eaglet being born
Waiting for the chirp, chirp, chirp
On this humid Monday morning in this
Congressional incubator
[FRANKLIN]
God knows the temperature's hot enough
To hatch a stone, let alone an egg
[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
We're waiting for the
Scratch, scratch, scratch
Of that tiny little fellow
Waiting for the egg to hatch
On this humid Monday morning in this
Congressional incubator
[ADAMS]
God knows the temperature's hot enough
To hatch a stone
[JEFFERSON]
But will it hatch an egg?
[ADAMS]
The eagle's going to crack the shell
Of the egg that England laid
[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
Yes, sir, we can
Tell, tell, tell
On this humid Monday morning in this
Congressional incubator
[FRANKLIN]
And just as Tom here has written
Though the shell may belong to Great Britain
The eagle inside belongs to us
[ADAMS & FRANKLIN]
And just as Tom here has written
[ADAMS, JEFFERSON & FRANKLIN]
We say, "To hell with Great Britain!"
The eagle inside belongs to us!
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Original Broadway Cast of 1776

Original Broadway Cast of 1776

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